School of Engincering & Information Technology CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY ENG424 Electrical Machines and Power Systems Solution to Tutorial Set No 1 Tutorial 1.1 An ait-core coil is connected to a 120-volt 50-cycle line. The power taken is 60 watts, and the current is 1.5 amperes, Compute: (@ The apparent power. {Ans. 180 VA} (6) The power factor. {Ans 0.3333 lag} (c) The resistance and the inductance of the coil. {Ans. 26.7 ohms; 0.24 henry} (@ — What would be the power and the current if the inductor were connected to a 120-volt 25-cycle supply? (The resistance of the coil is assumed to be constant), {Ans. 180.5 watts; 2.6 amperes} SOLUTION (@) — U=EI=120x 1.5=180 VA (b) Power factor = £.9 = 0,333 lagging; @ = cos!(0.333) = 70.5° (© Resistance R= = ~ 26.7 ohms Pos Inpedance Z 120 _ 0 ohms Tis X, =VZ?—R? = 80? —26.7 =75.4 ohms Xx, 4 Lett DA Qn f 2250 are ag © — Xresny - 2 B4 377 ohms Y 2 2 Zosmy = X? 4, =V26.7 437.7 = 46.2 ohms ae 8 76 amps 46.2 P=? R=2.6? x 26.7 = 180.5 watts Tutorial 1.2 ‘Three capacitors, each of 5 WF, are connected in delta across a 3.3 kV three-phase supply. ‘The frequency is 50 Fz, Calculate the reactive power absorbed. If the supply voltage dropped by 5%, what would be the corresponding drop in VAr? {Ans. 51.3 KVAr; 9.75%} SOLUTION x, enone eee = = 636.9 ohms Qn fC 2x50x5x10 rp For each phase Q,, = 1?(-X¢)= uv 333300 For three phases Ory =3* = -SL3kVAr -X, > 636.9 A 5% drop of voltage will result in a VAr drop of 1-0.95* = 0.0975 or 9.75%, You can calculate with a voltage of 0.95x3,300 =3,135 volts and arrive at the same percentage drop. ENG424Tut | soln 1 K. DebnathTutorial 1.3 A Y-connected generator is connected to a Y-connected Joad as shown in Figure 1.3 below. Figure 1.3 Line diagram of the system for Problem 1.3. ‘The load is balanced. ‘The phase voltages are equal to 120 V. Compute: @ The phase angles. (0) The magnitude of the line voltages. {Ans: 0°, -120° and +120° or 240°} {Ans: 208 volts} (© Theline currents. Ans: 24|- 53.13° amps, 24|-173.13° amps, 2414-66.87° amps} (@ Verify that I yy = 0. (Hint: The load is balanced) SOLUTION (@) Take Ey as the reference voltage. Then E,, =120|0% volts E,, =120[-120° volts E,, =120|+120° volts Phase angles are 0°, 120" and +120" or —240° @ Ey, =V3x Ey, = ¥3x120= 208 volts Eq _1200% 344 an 124 Zyw 3434 © (@) Apply KCL at the node n', ENG424Tut 1 soln 2 K, DebnathTae = Ty t Tie t Low = 24|~53.13° + 24[-173.13° + 2466.87" = (14.4 — 19.2) + (-23.84~ j2.87) + (9.43+ 722.07) =0+j0 Problem 1.4 For the three-phase system shown in Figure 1.4 find: (@ The phase angles. {Ans: 0°, -120°, -240° or +120°} (6) The current in each phase of the load. {Ans: 15 |-53.13° amps, 15 |-173.13° amps, 15 lz 66.87° amps} (©) The magnitude of the line currents. {Ans: 25.95 amps} i 3 phase, 3 wire ‘Y-connecied generator Vab™Vbe™ Vaa = 150.V a Ohms $ Ohms Figure 1.4 Line diagram of the system for Problem No 1.4. SOLUTION (@) Voltage phase angles: [Ey © Phase currents: Log OF78 © — 1, =V3 x14 =¥3 x15 =25.95 amps ENG424Tut I soln 3 K, Debnath‘Tutorial 1.5 A three-phase, 60-Hz unbalanced load is Y-connected and is fed from balanced supply voltages Vay = 208 /0° volts, Vie = 208 /-120° volts and Ve, = 208 /+120° volts. The phase impedances are Za = 8 [30° ohms, Zyo = 4 /-50° ohms and Zoo = 6 /20° ohms. Find the three line currents and the neutral current, 16 SOLUTION In > 2416 a A ‘The line voltages are: hz SBS [003 ‘A Vav = 208 /0° volts fer 33.16 Cro’ a Vee = 208 /-120° volts Vea = 208 /+120° volts ‘Which can be converted to phase voltages as below: Va = 120 /-30° volts Vo = 120 /-150" volts Ve = 120 490° volts Zao=8 (308 ‘Applying KVL in the loop A (A phase loop consisting of voltage E, and impedance Z,, we can write: E, =1,*Z, 30° —— 120/230" 15/609 ‘2 8/30° Similarly 0 Ep S 10/150. =30/-100° amps Zp 44-50" 120/+90" = 20/+70° amps 6/20! In=Ta* Ty + Je= (7.50 12.99) + (5.21 29.54) + (6.84 4918.79) 9.13 -j23.74 = 25.44 /-68.96"_amps ENG424Tut 1 soln 4 K. Debnath